Is Compubox valid or not valid?

[JJRod]

Since May 2nd i have seen posters who lived and died by compubox now discredit it..They used it to say Floyd lost to Castillo,used it to say Manny beat Jmm in the 2nd and 3rd fight..but now all the sudden it does not apply? So is it valid or not valid?

Larry you know better.
It's NSB, where rules apply to everyone except your favorite fighter.

Remember how Mayweather fans talked crap about Pacquiao asking for catchweights? Funny how they were quiet when Mayweather asked Canelo for a catchweight.

Cotto fans complained about Pacquiao draining him only to defend him when he does it to other fighters now.

Everyone talked about how unfair it was for Chavez Jr. to put on 20 lbs on fight night, but say nothing when other fighters do the same.

And my favorite. All Pacquiao fans saying that the commission needed to do it's job that extra drug testing wasn't necessary, suddenly change their mind about it when Pacquiao gets KO'd by Marquez. Suddenly it's drug testing is necessary.

[New England]

your agenda is strong today, bro.


manny and floyd fought. floyd won. both were past their best. manny was much further gone. they could have fought five years ago or so, in manny's prime, and manny would have still lost.

[BrometheusBob.]

Can't think of a time where I saw the compubox tally for a fight where it made or broke my impression of what I saw. It's really not reliable enough for me to hold with much regard.

[LA_2_Vegas]

It might give a general idea of patterns/trends in a fight or in looking at someone's career...but it shouldn't be a basis for an argument in the same way a lie detector isn't admissible in trial. It's not valid.

[soul_survivor]

Since May 2nd i have seen posters who lived and died by compubox now discredit it..They used it to say Floyd lost to Castillo,used it to say Manny beat Jmm in the 2nd and 3rd fight..but now all the sudden it does not apply? So is it valid or not valid?

I've always hated compubox because there is nothing valid about it. It's two guys pressing a button whenever they believe a punch has landed, so that depends on where they are, the angle they are viewing the fight at and the crowd. The validity, or lack of, has nothing to do with May/Pac. I hate it every time Lampley mentions the compubox score at the end of a round because it means nothing.

You and I could do the job, it can be that subjective.

[Dr Rumack]

It has some merit as a measure of punch output. But beyond that, it's not just useless, it's harmful.

[BattlingNelson]

If they really intended compubox to be accurate why have only one person pushing the button? At the very least there should be 3 people for each guy and then the total averaged as the median score. Compubox is a way for the powers that be to justify decisions that are outragish.

This.

Or at least two guys per fighter. This answers the question. Cumpubox is not valid as it is today. That does not mean they get it right occasionally, but far too many times they are off by quite a bit.

[Showtime..]

your agenda is strong today, bro.


manny and floyd fought. floyd won. both were past their best. manny was much further gone. they could have fought five years ago or so, in manny's prime, and manny would have still lost.

Manny would have won 5 years ago. I still say he can win today if there's a rematch.

[RichCCFC]

nah, purely fictional